Wednesday’s biggest stories for the Red Devils.
Gareth Bale free to join Manchester United from Real Madrid for £90m
Los Blancos head coach Carlo Ancelotti has softened his stance on allowing the Welshman to leave after Isco’s rise to prominence.
The Spaniard has moved ahead of Bale for a place in the starting XI and as a result Ancelotti is willing to listen to offers of £90m and upwards for the 25-year-old, according to the Daily Star.
This has put the Red Devils on alert with manager Louis van Gaal a known admirer of the Wales international.
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Former Arsenal and Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole could make shock switch to Old Trafford
The current AS Roma star looks certain to leave Italy in the January transfer window after failing to establish himself in Rudi Garcia’s setup.
Cole left Stamford Bridge for Serie A over the summer on a free transfer, but would be tempted by a return to the Premier League and United are eyeing up the 33-year-old, according to the Daily Express.
Van Gaal wants competition for Luke Shaw, who replaced the Roma veteran in the England squad at the 2014 World Cup.
Anders Lindegaard mocks reports he did not watch El Clasico with his teammates
The Daily Mail reported that the goalkeeper was the only member of the squad who refused to watch the clash between Madrid and FC Barcelona on Saturday.
It was reasoned that with Lindegaard set to leave the Theatre of Dreams he did not want to attend to team bonding session, but the Dane has taken to Twitter to mock those suggestions.
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini wary of Red Devils’ attacking talent ahead of derby
It is the first Manchester derby of the 2014/15 season on Sunday as City host their great rivals at the Etihad Stadium.
The Citizens succumbed to a 2-1 defeat to West Ham United in their last outing and also allowed CSKA Moscow to come back to draw 2-2 in their game before that and Pellegrini is clearly concerned about his defensive woes.
“If it’s not Wayne Rooney it will be Ángel di María, Juan Mata or Robin van Persie. They have so many creative players that they have a lot of different chances [to score],” the Chilean was quoted by the Guardian.
Ajax eye up loan swoop for Adnan Januzaj
The reigning Dutch champions are keen on bringing the 19-year-old to the Amsterdam ArenA on-loan in January, according to the Daily Star.
Ajax are hoping to secure and 18-month deal for Januzaj who has found opportunities for first team football limited under van Gaal.
However, club director Edwin van der Sar has admitted that the Belgium international could be too expensive for his side.